Human resources for universal health coverage: From evidence to policy and action

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Sales, Mozart ^a   Kieny, Marie Paule ^b   Krech, Ruediger ^b   Etienne, Carissa ^c  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANPOWER PLANNING; MIGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CAPACITY BUILDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POLICY;

EID: 84887012886     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.131110     Document Type: Editorial

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